MATAPOS kumpirmahin na kasama ang kanyang pangalan sa Napoles list, bumuwelta kahapon si Senador Miriam Defensor Santiago sa dating kasamahan na si Panfilo Lacson.
Nagpalabas ng sariling listahan si Santiago na kanyang pinamagatang “closeted gays or bisexuals in public service,” na ayon sa kanya ay kasama ang isang “Pinky Lacson,” na halata naman na ang pinatutungkulan ay si Lacson.
Una nang tinawag ni Santiago si Lacson bilang Pinky. “Anyone can make lists. I was told that there is a list [titled] “Closeted gays or bisexuals in public service.” I was given names, and I was requested to say “Yes” or “No” on whether the person was truly in the list.
When the name Pinky Lacson was called, I said ‘yes,’” sabi ni Santiago. Sa isang panayam sa telebisyon kamakalawa ng gabi, kinumpirma ni Lacson na kasama sina Santiago, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano at Sen. Fracis “Chiz” Escudero sa listhan ni Napoles.
“Anyway, there is an affidavit, although unsigned, circulating in Metro Manila that Pinky Lacson has asked for leave of absence from Malacañang.
The highly confidential reason is that he is scheduled for a gender change operation in a remote clinic in the United States,” dagdag ni Santiago. Sakabila nito ay nagseryoso si Santiago nang tanungin tungkol sa ugnayan niya kay napoles.
“For the record, I never had dealings with Napoles. The Napoles list, if unsigned, has no evidentiary value at all,” sabi ni Santiago. Iginiit pa ni Santiago na ginagamit lamang si Lacson ni Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile.
“I am pushing to get the list of Benhur Luy. I understand that the Luy list is substantiated by documents and details,” sabi ni Santiago.
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